In 1917 Sub-Lieutenant Ian McCormick fell serving with the Royal Naval Division at Beaumont Hamel on the Somme. The twenty-one-year-old … More
Tag: Churchill
August 30. Telegraph editor was Churchill’s card index memory man. Roll of Honour
Jack Sayers was the son of the editor of the Belfast Telegraph. A Naval Reserve officer, he was in HMS … More
June 4. Ballymena and Coleraine brothers in arms WW2. Roll of Honour
William and Thomas Rowan from Ballymena joined the RAF in WW2. On this day in 1942, Thomas died when his … More
April 20. Naval Reserve officer’s key role on Churchill’s staff. Roll of Honour
Richard Pim a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve officer from NI was in charge of Churchill’s Map Room during WW2 and … More